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Telavi (Georgian: თელავი) is a city in the province of Kakheti in eastern Georgia. It has a population of about 25,000 people (2011 estimate). The city faces the Tsiv-Gombori Range to the south, with the Alazani Valley to the north and east.
Guide to Telavi Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Telavi that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
State Historical & Archaeological Museum, Telavi
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More on Telavi
Archaeological evidence tells us that the area around Telavi has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. The first mentioned of the city, as Teleda, was found in the documentation of 2nd century AD Greek geographer Ptolemy. Later mentions of the city came from the writings of Arab geographer Al-Muqaddasi in the 10th century.From the 10th to the 12th century AD, in what is now regarded as the Golden Era of the Georgian State, Telavi became the capital of the Kingdom of Kakheti, and later the Kingdom of Kahet-Hereti. It grew to become one of the major political and economic hubs of Georgia until the 15th century, when its influence was eroded by the disintegration of the Georgian Kingdom.
King's Gate Church, Telavi
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When the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti was annexed by Russia in 1801, Telavi lost its position as a state capital. Today the city has a good number of historical sites that have been well preserved. They include the four still intact fortifications of the city erected during different historical periods.
Places of Interest in Telavi
- Alaverdi Cathedral
11th century cathedral that is the second tallest in Georgia after the Sameba Cathedral of Tbilisi. - Church of St George
Church to the patron saint of Georgia. - Dzveli Galavani
The old city walls of Telavi erected by the first Kakhetian kings in the 9th and 10th centuries.
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